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Overall Rankings |
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Metro Area (out of 45): |
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Basic Housing: 7th |
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Healthy Housing: 2nd |
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Central City (out of 44): |
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Basic Housing: 10th |
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Healthy Housing: 6th |
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Click here for the Atlanta Data Table |
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Data source: 2004 American Housing Survey |
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Positive Findings: Compared to the national average, the Atlanta area has fewer homes with broken plaster, signs of mice, water leaks from in and outside, lack of complete plumbing, heating equipment breakdown, room heaters without a flue, lack of complete kitchen facilities, and roofing, window, and foundation problems. Central city properties are less likely to have water leaks from inside and out, signs of mice, room heaters without a flue, and roofing or window problems, compared to homes nationally. Units outside central city have few units with water leaks from the outside, signs of mice, and roofing and window problems. Rental units compare better than the national average for broken plaster, signs of mice, water leaks from in and outside, heating equipment breakdowns, room heaters without a flue, a lack of complete kitchen facility, and roofing, siding, window, and foundation problems. Owner-occupied units are less likely to have broken plaster, signs of mice, water leaks from in and outside, lack of complete plumbing, room heaters without a flue, and roofing and window problems.
Areas for Improvement: Compared to the national average, Atlanta-area homes have more problems with exposed wires in units and rooms without a working electrical outlet. Central city properties are more likely to have holes in floors. Homes outside the central city have water supply stoppages, exposed electrical wiring, and rooms without electrical outlets, compared with the national average. Owner-occupied homes have more holes in floors and electrical problems compared to the national average.
Community Information: The Atlanta MSA includes Barrow, Bartow, Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, Coweta, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett, Henry, Newton, Paulding, Rockdale, Spalding, and Walton Counties, Georgia. In 2004, the MSA included 1,595,800 occupied dwelling units, 10.2% of which were located in the central city of Atlanta. The housing stock of the MSA ranks among the youngest and is average in terms of percentage of homes designated as rental within the cities surveyed. The percentage of post-1940 homes ranked 4th (2.5%) for the MSA and 17th (15.4%) for the central city. The median house age in the Atlanta MSA was 1986. The percentage of rental units ranked 26th (26.5%) for the MSA and 27th (50.2%) for the central city. Compared to other locations, Atlanta had a higher poverty rate. Its poverty rate ranked 21st (10.8%) for the entire MSA and 23rd (19.3%) for homes in the central city.